Vanity case



Oct. 22, 1 935.

A. R. CHISH OLM VANITY CASE Filed Feb. 7, 1934 INVENTOR A'TTORNEY Patented Oct. 2, 1935 V UNITED Claims.

This invention relates to vanity cases or compacts of the type used as a refillable container and dispenser for face powder or the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a con- 5 tainer of this character which may be formed sion in such a container of a simplified and improved inner deck or partition member,. which may be formed from a single blank, and which may be readily assembled with and removed from the outer container and inverted for filling, and which forms with the outer container a plurality of communicating compartments, i. e. an outer Powder chamber or reservoir and an inner or central powder dispensing well, and which partition member is also adapted to support a powder pufi in natural, horizontalposition and hold it in non-shifting position between the member and the cover or cover with mirror, thereby sealing the d spensing compartment and confining the powder below the puff and preventing the powder from sifting past the puff.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vanity case which is not only well and economically constructed and strong and durable, but also attractive in appearance and very efflcient in operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:-

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved vanity case.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the vanity case,

Figure -3 is a perspective view of the inner deck or partition member.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the inner deck inverted for filling with powder.

Figure 5 is a, fragmentary view ofa partition member of modified construction.

Figure 6 is a sectional view of a modified form 'of vanity case. v

Like numerals of reference indicate like. parts throughout the several views.

This improved vanity case or compact consists briefly of an outer container comprising a body '3 having a closed bottom and a. cover 4 which may fit snugly about the body as in Fig. 2 or be hinged thereto. A mirror 5 may be mounted in the cover or omitted if so desired. The body and cover may be circular in shape, as shown in the present illustration, oval, rectangular, hexagonal or any other shape desired, it being obvious that the cover must conform to the shape of the body and have close fitting engagement therewith or with the partition member as in Fig. 6 when in covering relation thereto. It should also be noted that the cover may be smooth or ornamented in any manner desired and that its marginal depending flange or wall may merge into its top or the marginal wall be formed with a'sharply defined or beaded upper edge. Also the bottom may be flat, as shown, or concaved if so desired.

The inner deck or partition member 6 of this vanity case, which has been shown in its upright position in Figure 3 and in an inverted position in Figure 4, comprises an upper substantially horizontal wall I and marginal depending wall 8 substantially at right angles to the top wall I. The upper wall may have a concaved marginal portion la which slopes towards a flattened central portion lb formed at its center with an opening surrounded by a depending annular wane which is of slightly less depth than the marginal wall 8 and parallel or concentric with thelatter, as shown in Figure 2, and defines a well or inner central dispensing compartment it into which the powder flows from the storage chamber or outer compartment 2.

The annular wall may, if desired, be formed with a serrated lower edge, as shown at 9 in Figure 5, to permit flow of powder into the well. The body 3, which is removably applied to the inner deck, is preferably formed with a marginal bead ll fitting about the lower portion of the wall 8 and terminates in a vertical wall or flange l2 which frictionally grips the inner deck and prevents powder from sifting out between the body and marginal wall of the deck. By providing the bead II a good grip may be obtained upon the body and the cover easily removed, and also provision of this bead allowsthe body to be easily applied to or detached from the deck.

When this improved vanity case is initially filled, the body is detached-from the inner deck and the inner deck inverted, as shown in Figure 4. Powder is poured into the inverted deck until it is filled to the level of the wall 8 and as Well ID has been closed by a temporary closure I3 consisting of a thin sheet of paper or Cellophane, there will be no danger of the powder passing into the well. The body 3 is then applied and the body can be turned to its upright position. A powder puff it is then set in place upon the top wall 3 of the inner deck where itwlll be held in covering or sealing relation to the upper end of the well when the cover 4 is applied.-

When the cover is initially removed for use of the powder, the pufi is lifted from the inner deck and a pin or other implement passed downwardly through the well to sever the sheet of Cellophane, after which this sheet is removed and the puff can be trustinto the well for contact with powder at the bottom of the well, or the vanity case can be inverted to deposit powder upon the pufi. The fact that the wall 9 is spaced from the bottom of the body 3 permits powder to pass from the storage chamber 2 into the well as powder in the well is used and as the lower end of the well is initially closed by a transparent sheet, the cover and powder puifcan be removed and the powder inspected by -'a prospective purchaser without danger ofwasting the powder or contaminating it. After powder has been applied to the face, the pufi and cover are replaced and the puff will be pressed firmly against the deck in closing or sealing relation to the well. When all of the powder in the vanity case has been used, it is merely necessary to place it in an inverted position and the bottom can then be detached and the compartment 2 again filled with powder from a large box and the body replaced.

The modified form of vanity case illustrated in Figure 6 is of the same general construction shown in Figures 1 through 4, but is somewhat difierent in specific details. In this embodiment ,of the invention the body l5 has its flange l6 threaded upon the wall I! of the inner deck l8 which corresponds in construction to the inner deck 6 except thatits wall ll has its lower portion externally threaded.- The upper portion of this wall of the inner deck is also externally threaded to receive the threaded lower portion of the marginal wall of the cover I9 which corresponds to the cover 4 but fits snugly about and is directly applied to the wall of the inner deck instead of about the fiange or the body. The top 20 of the inner deck is of the same substantially horizontal contour as the top of the deck 6 and the wall 2| forming the well may have a smooth lower end spaced slightly from the bottom as shown or be serrated as shown in Figure 5. The operation of this form of vanity case is the same as previously described except that the cover and body must be screwed into and out of place. It will be obvious that it so desired the threads may be omitted and frictional fit depended upon to hold the parts together.

The paper or Cellophane sheet l3 may be dispensed with in which case the inverted partition member 6 (Fig. 4) may be filled with powder up to the free edge of wall 9, and after the body 3 of the outer container is inverted over wall 8 of the partition member and both the body and partition member are uprighted the dispensing compartment or well l0 may be completely filled with powder.

The word cover as used herein denotes the parts 4 or I 9, or any other suitable equivalent, with or without a mirror and the appended claims are to be interpreted with this definition in mind.

I have, therefore, provided a vanity case which can be easily filled with powder which gravitates from a storage chamber into a well from which it can be readily removed with a powder pufi for use, and at the same time have provided a vanity case. from which powder will not be liable to be accidentally spilled. I have also provided a vanity case which is attractive in appearance,

efiicient in operation and may be manufactured at a low cost. v

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. Ina powder container and compact, an v5 outer container comprising a bottom, vertical side wall and a cover member, and a partition member within said container, comprising a puff supouter container comprising a body having a closed bottom and a cover to close said container, 20 a partition member comprising a powder puff supporting substantially horizontal top wall, a depending outer wall adapted to fit said body and a depending inner wall parallel with said outer wall and defining a powder dispensing com- 25 partment, said inner wall together with said top wall and said outer wall and'said body forming a powder holding reservoir, said inner wall terminating. short of said bottom to provide a powder conveying passage between said reservoir 30 and said compartment, and a powder puff confined between said top wall and said cover and adapted to seal said dispensing compartment.

3. In a powder container and compact, an. outer container comprising a body. having a a closed bottom and a cover to close said container,

a partition member comprising a powder puff supporting substantially horizontal top wall, a depending outer wall adapted to removably fit said body and an inner wall depending substano tially at right angles to said top wall and defining a powder dispensing compartment, said iri'- ner wall together with said top wall and said outer wall and said body forming a powder holding reservoir, said inner wall terminating short 45 of said bottom to provide a powder conveying passage between said reservoir and said compartment, and a powder puif confined between said top wall and said cover and adapted to seal said dispensing compartment.

4. In a powder container and compact, an outer container comprising a body having a closed bottom,'a partition member removably fitting within and supported by said body, said member including a powder puff supporting sub- 55 stantially horizontal top and depending concentric vertical walls, the inner of said walls terminating short of said bottom, said walls together with said body forming a plurality of concentric powder compartments, a cover overlying 00 said body and closing said container and a powder pufi confined between said top wall and said cover and adapted to seal the center compartment against escape of powder therefrom.

5. In a vanity case, an outer container com- 5 prising a body and a cover, a partition member 

